Every country had its heroes. The heroes are the people that nation and especially the young peo­ple 21_____ . If you get a list of the 22   _____of a nation, it will tell you the potential (潜力）of the nation.

If today in America ’ you ask the high school students to list their heroes their 23____ would prob­ably divide into three groups. rHie first group of heroes would be the rock stars—the people 24 _____with rock music. There is no doubt that such people do have talent (天才）but one 25_____ if one should hold up rock stars as model. The rock stars too often are mixed with drugs and their personal life isnot all that — 26 ____  . The rock stars are rich and wear the latest fashion styles (时装）.However oneshould 27 _____more in a hero than such things as 28______ and fine clothes.

A second type of heroes for the American youth are sports stars. Again you have a person who has a great talent in one area_ 29 _____. However, too often the personal life of the sports star is a bit 30_____. Too frequently drugs and drinking are a part of 31_____ of the sports stars.

A third group of heroes are TV or movie stars. These people may have lots of 32___ ，tal­ent and are quite handsome. However ’ the personal life of too many actors is quite sad and should not be held up as a 33____  for young people.

Today，the rock stars，the sportsmen  and the actors 34____ have become the models of the youth in America. Really,do you hear a young person say that his 35____ is a doctor, a teacher or a scientist? These people are not 36____ and do not wear fashionable clothes. However, they are 37____ people who work hard to make the world a better place for everyone.

What is really sad is that the young try to 38____ their heroes. They like to wear the same clothes as theirs, if the heroes of today for the American youth are 39 ____only to rock stars, sportsmen and actors, the future does not look too 40_____ .

    We once had a poster competition in our fifth grade art class．

    “You could win prizes，”our teacher told us as she wrote the poster information on the blackboard．She passed out sheets of construction paper while continuing，“The first prize is ten dollars．You just have to make sure that the words on the blackboard appear somewhere on your poster．”

    We studied the board critically．Some of us looked with one eye and held up certain colors against the blackboard，rocking the sheets to the right or left while we conjured up our designs．Others twisted their hair around their fingers or chewed their erasers while deep in thought．We had plans for that ten-dollar grand prize, each and every one of us．I'm going to spend mine on candies，one hopeful would announce，while another practiced looking serious，wise and rich．

    Everyone in the class made a poster．Some of us used parts of those fancy paper napkins, while others used nothing but colored construction paper．Some of US used big designs，and some of us preferred to gather our art tidily down in one comer of our poster and let the space draw the viewer's attention to it．Some of US would wander past the good students’ desks and then return to our own projects with a growing sense of hopelessness．It was yet another grown-up trick of the sort they seemed especially fond of, making all of us believe we had a fair chance, and then always―    always--rewarding the same old winners．

    I believe I drew a sailboat，but I can’t say that with any certainty. I made it．I admired it．I determined it to be the very best of all of the posters I had seen，and then I turned it in．

    Minutes passed．

    No one came along to give me the grand prize，and then someone distracted me，and I probably never would have thought about that poster again．

    I was still sitting at my desk，thinking. What poster? when the teacher gave me an envelope with a ten-dollar bill in it and everyone in the class applauded for me．

46．What was the teacher's requirement for the poster?

    A．It must appear in time．

    B．It must be done in class．

    C．It must be done on a construction sheet．

    D．It must include the words on the blackboard．

47．The underlined phrase in paragraph 3 most probably means _____________．

    A．formed an idea for

    B．made an outline for

    C．made some space for

    D．chose some colors for

48．After the teacher’s words，all the students in the class _________．

    A．looked very serious

    B．thought they would be rich

    C．began to think about their designs

    D．began to play games

49．After seeing the good students’ designs, some students _________．

    A．loved their own designs more

    B．thought they had a fair chance

    C．put their own designs in a comer

    D．thought they would not win the prize

50．We can infer from the passage that the author ______________．

    A．enjoyed grown―up tricks very much

    B．10ved poster competitions very much

    C．felt surprised to win the competition

    D．became wise and rich after the competition

We once had a poster（海报） competition in our fifth grade art class.

     “You could win prizes, ”our teacher told us as she wrote the poster information on the blackboard. She passed out sheets of construction paper while continuing, “The first prize is ten dollars. You just have to make sure that the words on the blackboard appear somewhere on your poster. ”

     We studied the board critically. Some of us looked with one eye and held up certain colors against the blackboard, rocking the sheets to the right or left while we conjured up our designs. Others twisted their hair around their fingers or chewed their erasers while deep in thought. We had plans for that ten—dollar grand prize, each and every one of us. I'm going to spend mine on candies, one hopeful would announce, while another practiced looking serious, wise and rich.

     Everyone in the class made a poster. Some of us used parts of those fancy paper napkins, while others used nothing but colored construction paper. Some of us used big designs, and some of us preferred to gather our art tidily down in one corner of our poster and let the space draw the viewer's attention to it. Some of us would wander past the good students’ desks and then return to our own projects with a growing sense of hopelessness. It was yet another grown-up trick of the sort they seemed especially fond of, making all of us believe we had a fair chance, and then always—always—rewarding the same old winners.

I believe I drew a sailboat, but I can’t say that with any certainty. I made it. I admired it. I determined it to be the very best of all of the posters I had seen, and then I turned it in.

     Minutes passed.

     No one came along to give me the grand prize, and then someone distracted me, and I probably never would have thought about that poster again.

     I was still sitting at my desk, thinking, what poster? When the teacher gave me an envelope with a ten-dollar bill in it and everyone in the class applauded for me.

1. What was the teacher's requirement for the poster?

A．It must appear in time.

B．It must be done in class.

C．It must be done on a construction sheet.

D．It must include the words on the blackboard.

2. The underlined phrase in paragraph 3 most probably means _____________.

A．formed an idea for                               B．made an outline for

C．made some space for                           D．chose some colors for

3. After seeing the good students’ designs, some students _________.

A．1oved their own designs more            B．thought they had a fair chance

C．put their own designs in a corner                D．thought they would not win the prize

4. We can infer from the passage that the author ______________.

A．enjoyed grown-up tricks very much

B．loved poster competitions very much

C．felt surprised to win the competition

D．became wise and rich after the competition

We once had a poster competition in our fifth grade art class.
“You could win prizes,” our teacher told us as she wrote the poster information on the blackboard. She passed out sheets of construction paper while continuing, “The first prize is ten dollars. You just have to make sure that the words on the blackboard appear somewhere on your poster.”
We studied the board critically. Some of us looked with one eye and held up certain colors against the blackboard, rocking the sheets to the right or left while we conjured up our designs. Others twisted their hair around their fingers or chewed their erasers while deep in thought. We had plans for that ten-dollar grand prize, each and every one of us. I’m going to spend mine on candies, one hopeful would announce, while another practiced looking serious, wise and rich.
Everyone in the class made a poster. Some of us used parts of those fancy paper napkins, while others used nothing but colored construction paper. Some of us used big designs, and some of us preferred to gather our art tidily down in one corner of our poster and let the space draw the viewer’s attention to it. Some of us would wander past the good students’ desks and then return to our own projects with a growing sense of hopelessness. It was yet another grown-up trick of the sort they seemed especially fond of, making all of us believe we had a fair chance, and then always—always—rewarding the same old winners.
I believe I drew a sailboat, but I can’t say that with any certainty. I made it. I admired it. I determined it to be the very best of all of the posters I had seen，and then I turned it in.
Minutes passed.
No one came along to give me the grand prize, and then someone distracted me, and I probably never would have thought about that poster again.
I was still sitting at my desk, thinking, What poster? when the teacher gave me an envelope with a ten-dollar bill in it and everyone in the class applauded for me.
【小题1】What was the teacher’s requirement for the poster?